The Art of War
The most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and business. Timeless wisdom on conflict and leadership. Read free →
Free Philosophy Books
Browse 17 free Philosophy books you can read online right now — every one a public-domain classic, written between 180 and 1922. Authors include Sun Tzu, Plato, Augustine of Hippo, and Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, and more. Standout philosophy reads: The Art of War, The City of God, Volume I, and The Confessions of St. Augustine. Read any title in your browser, or download a free EPUB, PDF, or Kindle copy from Project Gutenberg.
The Republic
Plato's foundational work of Western philosophy exploring justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality. Read free →
The City of God, Volume I
The City of God, Volume I by Augustine of Hippo is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Apologetics, Early works to 1800. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
The Confessions of St. Augustine
The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones by Timothy Dexter is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Dexter, Timothy, 1747-1806. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Leviathan
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Political science, Early works to 1800. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Philosophers, Ancient, Biography. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre
Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre by Voltairine De Cleyre is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Anarchism, Literary collections. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Oedipus King of Thebes
Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Oedipus (Greek mythological figure), Drama. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Meditations
The private journal of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Stoic philosophy on resilience, duty, and inner peace. Read free →
The Prince
The foundational work of modern political philosophy on how rulers should acquire and maintain power. Read free →
Walden
Thoreau's account of two years living in a cabin by Walden Pond. A meditation on simple living, self-reliance, and nature. Read free →
Notes from the Underground
The bitter confessions of a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. A foundational text of existentialist literature. Read free →
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Nietzsche's philosophical novel follows the prophet Zarathustra as he descends from his mountain to teach humanity about the Superman and the eternal recurrence. Read free →
Beyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche challenges the foundations of traditional morality and philosophy, arguing for a new kind of thinker beyond conventional good and evil. Read free →
Siddhartha
A young man's spiritual journey through ancient India as he seeks enlightenment, encountering the Buddha along the way. Read free →
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